0 Utricularia phusoidaoensis

Utricularia phusoidaoensis Suksathan & J.Parn., Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 38: 27 (figs.) (2010).

Utricularia phusoidaoensis Suksathan & J.Parn., Photo by Thành Nguyễn

The native range of this species is Thailand. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

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0 Stephanotis volubilis (L.f.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve

Stephanotis volubilis (L.f.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve, Taxon 71(4): 864 (2022).

Stephanotis volubilis (L.f.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve, Photo by Lâm Thị Lệ Xuân

The native range of this species is NE. Pakistan to S. China and W. Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Synosym:

Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Vietnamese name: 

Bù Ốc leo

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Uses: 

Treat rheumatism, bone pain, diuretic, edema (Than).

Distribution: 

Lang Son (Huu Lien), Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong), Ninh Thuan (Phan Rang). The plant grows naturally in shrublands, often found on water banks.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

June-September

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0 Goniothalamus gabriacianus

Goniothalamus gabriacianus (Baill.) Ast, Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] Suppl.: 95 (1938); et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 1938, 85: 51, in obs.

Goniothalamus gabriacianus (Baill.) Ast, Photo by  Tấn Trịnh

The native range of this species is Hainan to Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Giác đế sài gòn

Scientific name: 

Goniothalamus gabriacianus (Baill.) Ast – Oxymitra gabriaciana Baill; G. saigonensis Pierre ex Fin. & Gagnep.

Family: 

Annonaceae.

Uses: 

Roots cure smallpox, measles (Experience of people in Tuong Duong district – Nghe An).

Distribution: 

Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Tay Ninh, Kien Giang. Shrubs grow scattered in mountainous forests, at an altitude of 100-800 m.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

December-May; June-November

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0 Saurauia napaulensis

Saurauia napaulensis DC., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 1: 421 (1822).

Saurauia napaulensis DC., Photo by Thanhphong Dong 

The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Nóng hoa nhọn

Scientific name: 

Saurauia napaulensis DC.

Family: 

Actinidiaceae

Uses: 

Apply to wounds (bark). Crushed bark is also used to remove thorns and hard splinters stuck in the flesh.

Distribution: 

Hoa Binh (Mai Chau), Thanh Hoa, Lam Dong. The tree grows naturally in evergreen forests, at an altitude of up to 1500 m.

Fruit season: 

October-December

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0 Peristylus tentaculatus

Peristylus tentaculatus J.J.Sm., Orch. Java 35.

Peristylus tentaculatus J.J.Sm., Photo by Hoang Truong

The native range of this species is S. China to Hainan, VietNam. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Chu thư vòi.

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